Last week Fitch Ratings upgraded three of QBE’s subordinated debt issues from BBB- to BBB and revised its outlook to stable from negative. According to Fitch, its reasons for the changes were the strengthening of QBE’s capital and financial leverage ratios and the expectation of a further improvement in the ratios through 2015.
| Domestic Income Funds | Yield* | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Coolabah Floating-Rate High Yield (Mngd)-Ast Inv | 9.19% | Alternative Fixed Income |
| Coolabah Short Term Income (Managed) | 5.42% | Alternative Fixed Income |
| Coolabah Short Term Income-Assisted | 5.82% | Alternative Fixed Income |
| Coolabah Short Term Income-Direct | 5.42% | Alternative Fixed Income |
| Finexia Childcare | 10.00% | Childcare Credit |
| Finexia StayCo | 10.00% | Accommodation |
| Barings | 9.00% | Real Estate |
| Qualitas Real Estate (QRI) | 9.00% | Real Estate |
* ANNUALISED INCOME DECLARED OVER PAST 3 MONTHS AT 1 FEB 24